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  • Nature for nurturing

    I WAS delighted to be invited to Old Basing Infant School to open their new sensory garden earlier this month. It is a beautiful addition to the school's outdoor facilities. Next time you are walking down Milkingpen Lane, peep over the fence to

  • Vines: Lads' heart will keep us up

    FRANCIS Vines says his Basingstoke Town side are heading into their crucial relegation six-pointer at Weston-super-Mare full of confidence after claiming full points from their Easter programme. Two consecutive 1-0 wins - courtesy of James Taylor goals

  • Taylor’s purple patch

    Basingstoke Town 1, Bishop's Stortford 0. IN-FORM striker James Taylor was once again the Basingstoke Town hero, beating the Bishop's Stortford defence to fire home his second goal in three days and earn another priceless victory in the battle against

  • Solicitors donate £82,000 to charity

    SOLICITORS from an office in Basingstoke have donated more than £82,000 to the Spinal Injuries Association. The Basingstoke branch of Shoosmiths Solicitors, in Basing View, presented the cash as part of the company's pledge to help the community by

  • Celebration live on air

    STAFF at Basingstoke hospital took to the airwaves to celebrate Hospital Broadcasting Week. Employees were invited to find out more about the hospital's radio station, visit the studio and try their hand at being live. The open day came just days

  • No decision on plans for canal

    THE future of the troubled Basingstoke Canal has been discussed at a meeting, but a final decision has yet to be taken. The Basingstoke Canal Joint Management Committee (JMC) met recently to hear proposals for how the canal can be funded and how money

  • How much cash car park made hospital is revealed

    BASINGSTOKE hospital made a total of £250,000 from its parking charges in the last financial year. The figure was announced after the publication of national figures by the Department of Health, which showed that 30 of the country's trusts made more

  • Slide on down for some blues

    THE Jon Walsh Blues Band will play at Basingstoke Blues Club on Saturday, April 21 (note the date change from previous publicity). An exceptional acoustic/slide guitarist and singer, Jon brings alive the sounds of the Delta, Atlanta and the Piedmont